Android 4.0 delivers faster performance and response times across multiple applications, along with greater integration of Google applications, such as social network Google+ and the Face Unlock security tool.

Both new tablets also come with a 3-megapixel camera on the rear and a front-facing snapper for video calls, along with 1GB of RAM and a dual-core 1GHz processor.

The Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) is available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB models, but the Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) is only available in latter two user storage capacities.

Samsung said that the Galaxy Tab 2 range will be sold in the UK "from March onwards", although pricing has not yet been announced.